De Arakie v. De Arakie

—Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Diane A. Lebedeff, J.), entered July 1, 1992, which, inter alia, denied plaintiffs motion for a change of custody of the parties’ children, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Permanent custody having been initially awarded to defendant mother (172 AD2d 398), a change should not be made except upon a showing that she is "unfit or perhaps less fit” to continue as custodian, making a change necessary in order to insure the welfare of the children (Obey v Degling, 37 NY2d 768, 770; David W. v Julia W., 158 AD2d 1; see also,…